by Will | Aug 25, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:9 (NIV) Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God. If there is one thing that characterizes the kingdom of the world, it is strife, conflict, a lack of peace. The lack of peace is endemic to the world order, because the kingdom of the...
by Will | Aug 23, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:8 (NIV) Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Even though right actions, righteousness, is required to live in God’s presence, those right actions must come from the right source. The Pharisees and teachers of the law were by all accounts...
by Will | Aug 22, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Isaiah 50:4-11 (NIV) The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught. The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears, and I have not been rebellious;...
by Will | Aug 20, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:7 (NIV) Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. The kingdom of God is no place for those who are stern, harsh, judgmental, and unforgiving. Every single person who enters the kingdom of God does so through the gate of God’s mercy. When they...
by Will | Aug 19, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:6 (NIV) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. There are many in the world today, both in and out of the Church, who are perfectly satisfied with their level of righteousness. Some of these are relatively...
by Will | Aug 18, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 5:5 (NIV) Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. The meek, the kind, the considerate, have frequently been written off as those who will ultimately fail, while the aggressive, the proud, and the go-getters have been held up as those most likely...
